caprice.

A sudden desire or decision that is not guided by a consistent reason or purpose.

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Words that belong together

• act on a caprice
• a passing caprice

On the page

On a caprice, she left the road and followed the river.

The servants could not predict the master’s next caprice.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Singular caprice; plural caprices. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.